Efficiency and safety of the Russian-made KERATOLINK device used to treat patients with stage I–II keratoconus and pellucid marginal corneal degeneration by A. T. Khandzhyan, E. N. Iomdina, A. V. Ivanova, A. S. Sklyarova, N. V. Khodzhabekyan, I. V. Manukyan

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Reduce the application of phosphorus fertilizer in peanut fields and improve its efficiency by using iron modified biochar to adsorb phosphorus recovery products by Junxiao Zhang, Junxiao Zhang, Xiangxi Bu, Zhenyu Huang, Changxue Wu, Xiangwen Xie

“…Batch experiments were conducted to determine the optimal adsorption parameters and mechanism of Fe-B for phosphate ions (PO43−).MethodsThe field experiment utilized a randomized complete block design, comprising the following treatments: no biochar and no P fertilizer (B0P0), no biochar with conventional phosphate fertilizer (B0P1, CK, P2O5 at 144 kg ha−1), biochar with CK (B1P1), Fe-B with CK (FeB-P1), phosphorus-loaded Fe-B with CK (FeBP-P1), and phosphorus-loaded Fe-B with two-thirds CK (FeBP-P2, P2O5 at 96 kg ha-1).ResultsThe results demonstrated that the biochar dosage of 0.05 g (2 g L-1) results in a phosphate removal rate exceeding 80%. …”
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Comparison of diagnostic accuracy of 2D and 3D measurements to determine opportunistic screening of osteoporosis using the proximal femur on abdomen-pelvic CT. by Sun-Young Park, Hong Il Ha, Sang Min Lee, In Jae Lee, Hyun Kyung Lim

“…Diagnostic performance, correlation analysis and measurement reliability were analyzed by receiver operating characteristic curves, correlation coefficient and interobserver correlation coefficient (ICC), respectively.…”
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Properties of the Wrońskian determinant of a system of solutions to a linear homogeneous equation: The case when the number of solutions is less than the order of the equation by D. A. Khrychev

“…The work sets out to study the properties of the Wrońskian determinant of the system of solutions to a linear homogeneous equation in cases when the number of solutions is less than the order of the equation, comparing them with the known properties of the same determinant when the number of solutions is equal to the order of the equation.Methods. …”
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Determination of Minimum Sample Size Requirement for Multiple Linear Regression and Analysis of Covariance: Considering to get close approximation of the estimates with the paramet... by Mohamad Adam Bujang, Nadiah Sa’at, Tg Mohd Ikhwan Tg Abu Bakar Sidik

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Is the EnodePro^® a Valid Tool to Determine the Bar Velocity in the Bench Press and Barbell Back Squat? A Comparative Analysis by Nina Behrmann, Martin Hillebrecht, José Afonso, Konstantin Warneke

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Determinants of height-for-age Z-score (HAZ) among Ethiopian children aged 0–59 months: a multilevel mixed-effects analysis by Nebyu Daniel Amaha

“…This study examines HAZ as a continuous measure to explore its proximal and distal determinants. Methods Data from 5,045 children aged 0–59 months from the 2019 Ethiopian Mini Demographic and Health Survey were used. …”
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Hospital pharmacy implementation of a unit dose dispensing system: A qualitative interview study to determine experiences, views and attitudes of nursing staff by Theodora Steindl-Schönhuber, Theresa Drechsel, Gunda Gittler, Anita Elaine Weidmann

“…The Unit-Dose-Dispensing-System (UDDS) is an essential element of the “Closed Loop Medication Management System” that enables the tracking of single medication items across the entire medication workflow thereby improving transparency, patient safety and healthcare efficiency”. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine hospital nurses' attitudes towards the unit dose dispensing system implemented by the hospital pharmacy department, examine their perceptions of opportunities and barriers in everyday practice and explore their experiences with its implementation. …”
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Current Landscape and Multidimensional Determinants of Spiritual Coping Mechanisms Among Tuberculosis Patients in Zhejiang, China: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Investigation by Lu L, Zheng L, Zhu Q, Qiu Q, Zhou T, Fu J, Pan X, Zheng G, Xu Y

“…Lifen Lu,1 Luman Zheng,2 Qiongyi Zhu,3 Qi Qiu,4 Tianping Zhou,1 Jing Fu,1 Xiao Pan,1 Gui Zheng,1 Yan Xu1 1Department of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hunan Changsha Medical University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Nursing, The Affiliated Yueqing Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Health, The Health Center of Jincheng Sub-district, Lin’an District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yan Xu, Department of Nursing, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China, Email 1195047@zju.edu.cn Gui Zheng, Email zhenggui1119@zju.edu.cnAim: Investigate the different spiritual coping strategies employed by tuberculosis patients during their illness and determine the multidimensional determinants influencing these adaptive strategies.Design: Online cross-sectional design.Methods: Between January and September 2024, 448 tuberculosis (TB) patients in Zhejiang Province, China, were recruited via WeChat-based outreach. …”
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Heat Transfer Performance and Influencing Factors of Waste Tires During Pyrolysis in a Horizontal Rotary Furnace by Hongting Ma, Yang Bai, Shuo Ma, Zhipeng Zhou

“…Pyrolysis technology currently serves as a significant method for recycling and reducing waste tires. In this paper, in order to improve the heat transfer efficiency during the pyrolysis of waste tires in a horizontal rotary furnace and the yield of pyrolysis oil, the effect laws of tire particle size, rotary furnace rotation speed, enhanced heat transfer materials, and adding spiral fins on heat transfer performance and pyrolysis product distribution were studied, respectively. …”
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EVALUATION OF RESULTS OF PUBLIC MUNICIPAL PASSENGER TRANSPORT WORK IN OMSK by S. M. Mochalin, M. Ev. Kasper

“…Indicators of municipal passenger enterprises in Omsk city, surveys of experts - heads of the Department of Transport and enterprises are used for adequate evaluation.Materials and methods. The set of effectiveness indicators of the enterprise (carrier) is determined by the proposed classification model. …”
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Automated software package for selecting transport technology for grain transportation by road freight transport by V. Tsopa, T. Bilko, S. Cheberyachko, O. Deryugin, B. Hrymalo

“…The software package implemented an algorithm of eight steps: entering groups of indicators, their pairwise analysis, determining basic indicators based on the total matrix of relationships, entering the values of basic and reference indicators of transport technologies for grain transportation and weight coefficients, constructing gray analysis matrices, determining the index of basic indicators relative to target ones achievement. …”
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SYSTEMATIC RISK ASSESMENT USING OLS METHOD - THE CASE OF THE CAPITAL MARKET OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Azra Zaimović

“…It is interesting to explore whether the beta coefficients of domestic stocks are efficient and whether they could be used in  portfolio management. …”
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Optimization of VA-DLLME methodology for the determination of beta-cyfluthrin in blood and urine sample of human by TLC-image analysis: Validated by AGREE and complex GAPI tools by Sakshi Pandey, Mahak Malviya, Lalit P. Chandravanshi

“…At the same time, the limit of quantification (LOQ) was 0.29 µg/spot in blood and 0.9 µg/spot in urine samples respectively. The method demonstrated linearity in the range of 1–10 µg/spot, with a correlation coefficient of determination of 0.9912 for blood and 0.9931 for urine. …”
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The performance evaluation of chaotic maps in estimating the shape parameters of radial basis functions to solve partial differential equations by Javad Alikhani Koupaei, Mohammad Javad Ebadi, Majid Iran Pour

“…Purpose: This study aims to investigate the potential of chaotic optimization algorithms in improving performance compared to other optimization methods, focusing on determining the appropriate shape parameter of radial basis functions for solving partial differential equations.Methodology: In this research, a two-stage process is employed where the Kansa method, based on meshless local techniques, is combined with the FCW method. …”
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Formation of biofilms by representatives of the oral microflora on the surfaces of basic materials by S. M. Rozhko, R. V. Kutsyk, I. V. Paliichuk

“…The number of viable bacterial cells in the formed biofilms was determined by the method of ten-fold serial dilutions. …”
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Determination of 16 Selected Trace Elements in Children Plasma from China Economical Developed Rural Areas Using High Resolution Magnetic Sector Inductively Coupled Mass Spectromet... by Xiaobing Liu, Jianhua Piao, Zhenwu Huang, Shuang-Qing Zhang, Weidong Li, Yuan Tian, Xiaoguang Yang

“…The method was validated and applied for the determination of 16 selected plasma trace elements (Fe, Cu, Zn, Rb, B, Al, Se, Sr, V, Cr, Mn, Co, As, Mo, Cd, and Pb). …”
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Estimation of some Organophosphorus Pesticides Using Carbon Paste Electrode Coupled with Molecularly Imprinted Polymers by Baghdad Science Journal

“…The extraction efficiency of the MIPs-OPPs from environmental water samples was evaluated using carbon paste electrode and analytical parameters of the method, the slopes, linearity and detection limits of the liquid electrodes were ranged from 24.8 – 31.3 mV/decade , (10-1 - 10-7 ) mg L-1and (2.2-8.2x10-6) mg L-1, respectively with correlation coefficient (r) (0.9991-0.9998) and repeatability were established. …”
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Investigation of Formation Fluid During the Development of Fields on the Kara Sea Shelf by E. I. Inyakina, E. E. Levitina, K. O. Ryabikova, V. V. Inyakin

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Determination and Ecological Risk Assessment of Quinolone Antibiotics in Drinking and Environmental Waters Using Fully Automated Disk-Based SPE Coupled with UPLC–MS/MS by Hongmei Hu, Xingyu Da, Zhenhua Li, Tiejun Li, Xiaoning Zhang, Tianbin Bian, Yanjian Jin, Kaida Xu, Yuanming Guo

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